evolute Synonyms
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evolute Meaning
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evolute (n.)
A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former, or unwound from it. See Involute. It is the locus of the centers of all the circles which are osculatory to the given curve or evolvent.
evolute Sentence Examples
- The evolute of a curve is the locus of the centers of curvature of the curve.
- The evolute of a circle is a cardioid.
- The evolute of a parabola is a semi-cubical parabola.
- The evolute of a hyperbola is a transcendental curve.
- The evolute of an ellipse is a quartic curve.
- The evolute of a lemniscate is a lemniscate.
- The evolute of an astroid is an astroid.
- The evolute of a cycloid is a prolate cycloid.
- The evolute of a trochoid is a curtate trochoid.
- The evolute of a tractrix is a tractrix.
FAQs About the word evolute
A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former, or unwound from it. See
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The evolute of a curve is the locus of the centers of curvature of the curve.
The evolute of a circle is a cardioid.
The evolute of a parabola is a semi-cubical parabola.
The evolute of a hyperbola is a transcendental curve.
